Gift Bags

As I made the hedgehog and daisy key chain as gifts, I wanted to put them in something, so I knit up these bags this afternoon. They're simple increase/decrease and yo. The main bag is made with Robin yarn, the ties are just Wendy Frizzante. I like how the pink clashes with the green. See? My year at art school wasn't for nothing!

Weekend Tales

Well I've just finished a short scarf. I'm calling it my Luna scarf, it has a pretty 'lace' pattern and I rather like it. I'll talk about it more once I have a photo for it.

Over the weekend I discovered a little yarn shop in Wolverhampton that I never knew existed. So naturally I entered....and bought. I got a nice pack of stoney coloured yarn (500g) for little over £5, I was very impressed. Then I splurged the same amount on one ball of beautiful yarn, as I'm a sucker for self striping. This is a wonderful little yarn shop and I realise where I'll be spending my time after uni is done for the day! Such a lovely selection of yarns, I'm going to have to sample bamboo yarn.

But finding this yarn shop does not mean I wont be purchasing at Allsorts in Wednesbury. That's my local store, that I can pop in at the weekend and just instantly find the perfect finishing touches to a project.

There's also a yarn store in Birmingham's indoor Market, the only negative to this one is that you can smell the fresh fish and meat and it does rather put me off.
I've given up on Helen's Haberdashery in Walsall, it just never seems to be open when I'm in town.

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Today though I've done a little shopping, get some fresh jeans and a pair of boots to start my second year of uni! And also the fact that I turn 20 next month. So I had a mooch at what will be fashionable this winter, and WIN because I saw alot of knitted accessories! Berets seem a popular option this winter, and chunky socks. I have a feeling my socks and beret will match. Also Bohemian is the trend this Autumn, so knitting is perfectly incorporated!

Also planning a break with my boyfriend sometime soon, just to the coast, so if it's Autumn, we're going to need knitted things!

Operation Tiny Teddy

This little guy was a boredom buster, and I love it! It's on a gig ticket for size comparisson. Really small!
Here's the pattern: http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/free_knitting_patterns/2008/12/christmas-tree-bears.html

I'm going to make some more & maybe some bunnies. They're so cute.

Daisy Chain

Pattern: http://fluffandfuzzknitting.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/daisy-hair-accessory-free-knitting-pattern/

I wanted to make a present for a friend I haven't seen in a while, so I thought this would be cute, personal and practical!
She has a Spring birthday, when I think of Spring I think of daiseys.

A Hog Time

So I whipped up this little cutie in about an hour. It's about the size of my hand, though perhaps abit longer than yours, as I have freakishly long fingers.
Here's the pattern: http://www.barddance.org/knittering/blueshedgehogpattern.htm

I'm going to give this to a friend, who is hog crazy and has 2 as pets.

Mini Gryffindor Socks

These are cute, they're going on my Christmas tree. I got the patterns from here: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/features/crafts/knitting

I may have tweaked them in the odd place. I think the lion doesn't look too bad, certainly could be better but I've never attempted to do it on 3needles before. I also prefer to work from the bottom of the chart up, but the pattern called for it top down.

My new favourite haberdashery shop

www.raystitch.co.uk
I was flicking through one of my knitting magazines for inspiration, and I saw a photo of the most beautiful buttons, where crafting is concerned I have a slight button fetish. So I looked up the website, and I have seemingly fell in love with the store.

Beautiful buttons, fabrics, wools. Everything to make the perfect finishing touches to a piece.
I know where some of my money shall be going.